Friday, November 7, 2014

Today's sweepstakes take us out for virtual coffee with friends. You're up, and dressed, and ready to head down to your local coffee shop to meet them. Oh, but before you leave, there is still something left to be done!

This is actually a series of short-running sweepstakes, with the remaining individual sweepstakes and prizes scheduled as follows:

Entry period 2 starts 11/12/14 at 8:00am ET; Ends 11/12/14 at 4:00pm ET
* 50 prizes of a "Cozy on the Couch Kit," each consisting of Seattle’s Best Coffee Signature Blends No. 3, 4 and 5; a Chromecast USB adapter; a grey vintage sweatshirt printed with a coffee quote; and a pine-scented candle. Total ARV $116.92, each prize.

Entry period 3 starts 11/17/14 at 4:00pm ET; Ends 11/17/14 at 11:59:59pm ET
* 50 prizes of a "Conquer the Cold Kit," each consisting of full bags of Seattle’s Best Coffee House Blend and Breakfast Blend; an umbrella; a pair of tech gloves; and a Bluetooth all-weather headset. Total ARV $129.20, each prize.

Entry period 5 starts 11/28/14 at 6:00am ET; Ends 11/28/14 at 2:00pm ET
* 50 prizes of a "Holiday Multi-tasker Kit," each consisting of bags of Seattle’s Best Coffee House Blend and Breakfast Blend coffee; signature white travel mug; and a Kindle Fire HD6. Total ARV $127.13, each prize.

Entry period 6 starts 12/1/14 at 9:00am ET; Ends 12/1/14 at 5:00pm ET
* 50 prizes of a "Wrap Party Kit," each consisting of full bags of Seattle’s Best Coffee House Blend, Very Vanilla and Toasted Hazelnut; a Bluetooth music speaker; and red scissors, tape and wrapping paper. Total ARV $110.48, each prize.

One entry per person per entry period. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C., 18 or older. Ends December 1, 2014.

Thursday, November 6, 2014

Today's sweeps offer something for those who enjoy a bit more of a self-sufficient and healthier scene. Raising animals for food, or hunting for the same, both rise from age-old practices. However, in these modern times, both have been readily adapting to new circumstances. These things are no longer reserved for country dwellers.

Cities and urban areas across the U.S. are creating new laws to accommodate both areas. Urban farming is becoming more and more popular, so new laws and regulations have been adopted in many areas. Along with this, hunting laws are now being utilized to control rapidly rising populations of certain species (in the state where I live, these are primarily deer and coyote), in areas where it was formerly considered taboo to hunt at all. Within city limits, some will now find both to be available.

Here, you will find prizes, and a bit of information, to help on this journey!

Grit has another great chicken coop giveaway! For some time now, I have been quite interested in the "backyard chicken" movement, which basically allows folks in city and urban areas to keep a limited amount of chickens on their property. Generally, people enjoy this for the simple joy of having chickens, and, of course, for the freshest eggs available. These coops are perfect for this, and the accompanying books in this prize will leave any guesswork out! Certain laws do apply, so if you have an interest in doing this, check the laws in your locale.GRIT Chicken Coop Giveaway

* Grand prize includes the following:

Egg Cart'n Mini chicken tractor

Package of books from Storey Publishing, including the following titles:

One entry per email address. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, 18 or older. Ends February 26, 2015.

For further info on raising chickens...

This sweeps is for those who'd rather hunt for their food than raise it themselves. Unfortunately, the link to the rules for this sweeps was not functioning at the time of this writing. Although the sweeps offers some fabulous prizes, and does tell us that it ends December 31, 2014, without the rules there is no way to tell how many entries are allowed, nor who it is open to (though I think it is a safe bet that entrants need be 21 or older). The URL to the rules tells me that they would likely need to be uploaded from someone's desktop, though they likely wouldn't appreciate us sweepstakers doing that. The current link is: file:///C:/Users/clines/Desktop/Sweepstakes/Old%20Milwaukee/Old_Mil_Hunting_Rules_2014.pdf. Hopefully they will update it soon!Old Milwaukee Hunting Sweepstakes

Today's Bonus

This says it is one of their monthly contests. These last through hunting season. Though no end date is officially stated, I assume it will be the last day of any month. Daily entry.LaCrosee ArrowHead Boots Giveaway

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

As Thanksgiving draws near, some have a lot of preparations to get ready, for a load of company, on its way for the big feast. Others may opt to celebrate alone, maybe watching the Thanksgiving Day Parade while enjoying a turkey TV dinner... or heading to the local high school for a free Thanksgiving meal, with the companionship of others, and without all the hassle.

Whatever your celebration of choice may be, today's sweeps will have you covered. Free groceries would definitely help to feed a crowd. With a wad of cash, you could take yourself to see the big parade in person. Of course, with the bonus sweeps, you'd have a load of tea to keep everyone satisfied, and you could even win big with Dish and Food Network!

You can also enter this sweeps on all of the following Websites: www.cookinglight.com, www.foodandwine.com, www.realsimple.com, or www.travelandleisure.com. See rules for postal entry, by which you may enter as often as you wish.

* Grand prize is $10,000. ARV $10,000.

* 3 First prizes of a $1,000 gift card, each. ARV $1,000, each prize.

One online entry per email address per day per Website. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C., 18 or older. Ends January 15, 2015.

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Perhaps you have a favorite sport, or a favorite team, or a favorite sporting activity that you enjoy participating in. Perhaps you simply love sports in general. Possibly, you know relatively nothing about sports at all, but still have a loved one who is a sports fanatic. Then again, maybe you just love to enter sweepstakes.

In any case, today's sweepstakes offer a mashup of sports prizes, wonderfully suited to any of these scenarios, and more!

Total ARV of the prize package is stated in the rules as $4,200, though the landing page states it as $3,600, which matches the listed components.

One entry per person. Open to legal residents residing in the continental United States and Alaska (excluding Florida, New York, and Rhode Island), 21 or older as of October 20, 2014. Ends December 2, 2014.

Monday, November 3, 2014

Daylight savings time has now come and gone, making it official that fall is in full swing. As the chill outdoors sends people back into the house, that warm cozy feeling of someone cooking a delicious meal, becomes a staple once more.

Today's sweeps offer the prizes to make it all possible, with some fabulous cookware!

One entry per person/email address through the Web page, with one additional entry available through Facebook. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C., 18 or older as of October 28, 2014. Ends November 10, 2014.

* Grand prize is one Staub 3.5 quart Pumpkin Cocotte in Burnt Orange, and two Staub Ceramic 16 ounce Petite Pumpkin Cocottes in Burnt Orange. Total ARV $419, according to the rules, though the landing page states it at $429.

One entry per person/email address, with bonus entries available. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C., 18 or older. Ends November 30, 2014.

* Grand prize is a three day/two night trip for two adults to Charleston, SC. Includes a private cooking class with a local Charleston chef at Le Creuset L'Atelier, and more. Winner also receives an Ultimate Le Creuset cookware set, and a set of 10 Bonne Maman Preserves and Jellies. Total ARV $5,500.

Sunday, November 2, 2014

Though some claim that chivalry is dead, Stetson is saying that the rules have merely changed. Hence, they are calling upon the chivalrous to share the photos and accompanying stories of how they're doing it today.

For this contest, Stetson offers a new "Book of Rules," with ten rules that you can use to demonstrate how chivalrous you really are. Choose the rule best depicted by your chosen photo, then add your story of up to 500 words for the chance to win.

This contest has "weekly entry periods," the current one ending today, November 2, 2014. Entries are voted on, beginning at the start of weekly entry periods, so you may want to get in early to maximize your potential votes.

The next weekly entry period begins on November 3, with the final one starting on November 10, 2014. Grand prize entries are only accepted until November 16, 2014.

* Grand Prize: SXSW Ultimate Experience: Winner will receive a five day/ four night trip for two to the SXSW Music Festival scheduled for March 19, 2015 - March 23, 2015 in Austin, TX, and more. Total ARV $5,317.